Matthew Tchouikine

About

I'm a 4A student at the University of Waterloo pursuing a double major in Pure Mathematics and Computer Science.

Course Notes

• PMATH 347 — Groups and Rings
• PMATH 352 — Complex Analysis
• PMATH 367 — Topology
• CS 350 — Operating Systems
• PMATH 450 — Measure Theory

Projects

• SAT Sudoku Solver — C++ Sudoku solver using SAT encoding, MiniSAT, and benchmark comparisons between minimal and extended CNF formulations.
• WLP4 Compiler — Standalone C++20 compiler for a small C-like language with scanning, SLR parsing, semantic analysis, and MIPS code generation.
• GPT From Scratch — Educational Python implementation covering tokenization, embeddings, attention, pretraining, generation, and fine-tuning.
• Moodify — AI-powered journaling platform built with TypeScript, Next.js, and OpenAI for reflection and personalized insights.
• UniConnect — JavaScript application that connects university students to a common study area based on their tastes and preferences.
• Chess — C++ chess game with text and graphical displays, customizable modes, and AI opponents.
• Roboadvisor — Python portfolio optimizer that selects stocks by correlation and volatility.

Research

Iteration of Linear Differential Operators

A University of Waterloo Directed Research Program project with Jake Edmonstone, mentored by Paul Cusson.

• Repository
• Slides
• Write-up